18 Quotes by Yoav Blum

There's always a broader picture. There's always something beyond the system you're concentrating on. Never forget that. There are no clear boundaries. Life doesn't stop at the boundaries of the table. And there are always more than six pockets you can fall into. There is always something beyond. Always, always, always.

קל יותר לפתח שרירי גוף מאשר שרירי נפש. להישען על משהו ופשוט לדחוף. אבל מה עושים עם מה שבפנים, כשאין אפילו דבר אחד יציב להישען עליו?

Има два вида хора на този свят: едните виждат във всеки избор възможността да спечелят нещо, а другите виждат във всеки избор компромиса, който трябва да направят.

בינתיים, עד אז, אנחנו משתמשים במילים גדולות ששואבות את כוחן מהנצח. אהובי, חיי, עולמי. כי מי ירצה לשכב בלילה ליד גוף חם וקרוב וללחוש לו באוזן באינטימיות "פשרה שלי... פשרה יקרה וזמנית שלי..."?

....you couldn’t allow yourself to be in a bad mood or show despondency. You had to take the little spoon of your personality and dig deep in the cold ground until you reached water that you could serve to someone else despite your own thirst.

There’s always a broader picture. There’s always something beyond the system you’re concentrating on. Never forget that. There are no clear boundaries. Life doesn’t stop at the boundaries of the table. And there are always more than six pockets you can fall into. There is always something beyond. Always, always, always.

When the right person is beside you, you feel a sense of belonging anywhere.

Love demands change. Love demands work. Love isn’t a piece of candy you get for being a good boy so you have something that makes you feel good. It’s hard work. The hardest in the world.

Our role is to be exactly on the border, to stand in the gray area between fate and free will, and to play Ping-Pong there.